I DO NOT OWN TRANSFORMERS NOR WILL I EVER!

CHAPTER 2

About two and a half hours after the showdown with Director Mearing, the alarms sounded with stern warning.

"Good God, what now?"

"BEE! BUMBLEBEE!" She heard someone scream. Her ears perked to the sound of the choked voice and she hurried to the entrance of the hanger.

She instantly saw Bumblebee speeding off towards the entrance and she followed him at a sprint.

As soon as she got outside, she saw Sam Witwicky having a deep conversation with Bumblebee, him looking dejected, and two military policemen looking angry and frustrated.

"What the hell is going on?" She shouted and the men stood at attention.

Evera looked from Bumblebee and Sam, to a tall blonde girl standing away from the action, and the military policemen.

"Answer me!" She shouted and the men jumped.

"This kid tried to get in to the base without proper authorization, ma'am."

Evera tilted her head in angry confusion and step toward one of the policemen who spoke. "Do you have any idea who that 'kid' is Marshalls?"

He straightened. "No ma'am."

"You've got to be freaking kidding me." She mumbled as she turned away, but quickly turned back to yell at the men. "This 'kid' is the reason you assholes have a job! He's the reason I'm your boss! He's the reason you're still alive! So next time he shows up asking for any of the Autobots, instead of causing a commotion, you call me. Do I make myself absolutely clear?"

The men again straightened their posture so much that Evera thought they were going to turn in to two dimensional figures.

"Understood Lieutenant!"

"Good. As you were." Evera huffed as she turned to Sam and extended her hand. "It's great to see you Sam."

He took her hand and she smiled as he tried to calm himself down.

She turned her head back to Bumblebee and moved it towards the hanger, signifying that he return to his post. He transformed and sped off towards the Autobot entrance.

"Let's get you inside." She motioned to Sam to enter the gate along with the blonde haired girl.

As they were walking through the Autobot hanger, Sam tapped the hoods of every Autobot and they replied with sirens and horn honks. Evera extended her hand again, "Hello I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself. I'm Evera Pryde, Lennox's second in command."

The girl smiled a warm and sweet smile. "I'm Carly Spencer."

Evera had to concentrate to keep herself going. "I knew your brother. I'm very sorry for your loss."

Carly smiled as they came to a stop while Sam talked to Lennox. "I knew who you were before you introduced yourself Lieutenant. My brother often spoke of you when you were fighting together in Iraq."

Evera smiled softly. "He was a great friend. I miss him dearly."

"He's never gone. He's always in our hearts." Carly replied and Evera's smile widened.

"What's this? Pryde, why are there teenagers here?" Director Mearing spoke as she turned to Sam. "Is this some kind of date for you, Witwicky?"

Evera was about to come to Sam's defense, but Sam handled it on his own quite well. "I don't take orders from you. I take my orders from Optimus Prime."

She clenched her jaw and looked over her glasses. "I don't care who you are, if you speak anything of what you see here, you will do time for treason."

Sam didn't flinch and Evera couldn't help but smirk.

They began to walk down the halls further and Lennox stopped Evera. "Go home, get some rest. Today has been intense for you."

Evera sighed and slouched slightly. "Like it hasn't been for you?"

Lennox scoffed. "Please, I'm used to it."

"Go home. I will see you in the morning." Lennox replied with a soft tinge of order.

"Yes Sir." Evera replied with a sarcastic salute.

They parted ways, but not before Evera descended the stairs to the Autobot hanger and tapped everyone's hoods as Sam had done and offered everyone her routine goodbyes.

As she walked to her car, a 2002 white Ford Explorer, she smiled. "Ready to hit the road Smokescreen?"

"Ready when you are." The car replied, opening the door for her.

Smokescreen had been with Evera when she first started the NEST program. He had just come to Earth on her first day and they hit it off quite well. It wasn't until about six months later that Lennox had instated Smokescreen as her personal vehicle and guardian. The two had become the closest of companions.

"You're so chivalrous!" Evera remarked with a smile as she got in and Smokescreen closed the door behind her and buckled her seatbelt.

"Anything for my lady in uniform." Smokescreen replied and began to drive. Evera tried to conceal a blush, but it was hard.

The drive home was a long and silent one, and just as they were taking the turn to Evera's house, Smokescreen asked, "When do you think I'll get out in to combat?"

Evera didn't miss a beat. "Do you think you're ready?"

"I have been for almost two years!"

Evera scowled and Smokescreen sighed, the Autobot symbol on her steering wheel lighting up as he spoke. "The Cons haven't done anything drastic in just about that much time. I've been training for anything and everything. I'm ready."

"I know you are and I know you're capable of kicking some major ass, but just don't jinx anything okay."

Evera undid her seatbelt and Smokescreen opened the door for her. She shut it and left her hands on the door.

"I know you're ready Screen, but things have been quiet and I want them to stay that way. I don't want to see any of you getting hurt." Her mind flashed to when Optimus' spark was extinguished by Megatron only last year. It was still too painful for her to fully reflect upon.

She gasped as she felt a small, tiny shock run through her hands, and she knew that was Smokescreen trying to get her attention.

"I won't say anything more. I promise."

Evera smiled as she tapped the hood of the car. "Good night Screen."

"Night, lady."

She chuckled as she unlocked her door and got in her house.

It seemed as if it happened as her door closed. There was a loud explosion from the house behind her that shook her house.

She withdrew her gun and ran through her house to get to her back door.

The house was completely engulfed in flames that she could feel through her screen door.

She took a step outside and heard another explosion as a puff of smoke and fire erupted again from the house sending a large pillar of fire in to the air.

Evera knelt down to make sure no fiery debris would hit her and she was able to look up and see the Decepticon known as Laserbeak rise from the smoke and flames and disappear in to the night.

She heard her car alarm go off and she knew Smokescreen was trying to contact her.

Evera looked over to see that her neighbors had wandered outside and she shouted to them, "Call 911!" They nodded and quickly pulled out their phones.

She ran inside and out her front door to calm down Smokescreen, whose alarm was still blaring.

"I'm all right Screen." She touched the side of the hood gently. The alarm silenced. "It was Laserbeak though; I need you to contact Prime. Tell him that the Decepticons are up to something and that Lennox needs to get his ass here now."

"On it." Smokescreen replied.

"I'm going to see if I can help anyone in the house."

"What! You can't be serious!" Smokescreen shouted.

"Keep your voice down!" Evera whispered as people had come from their homes to investigate. She could hear fire sirens in the distance.

"I will be fine. I promise you." She said as she looked straight in to her windshield.

"I hate the fact I can't transform." Smokescreen replied regretfully.

"I'll be fine Screen! Get Optimus and Lennox here now!" Evera shouted over her shoulder as she ran through the house and jumped the fence to get to her neighbor's house.

The flames had died down some, but it was still going to be difficult to maneuver through.

As she made her way towards the entrance of what was the living room, there was another loud explosion that sent her back at least a hundred yards and in to a tree trunk.

Her ears were ringing as she sat up to see the house was engulfed in flames and if there were any survivors, there was no way they would have survived.

Evera's vision began to blur and her head began to ache as she tried to stand, but fell, allowing unconsciousness to overtake her.